Contributed by eatdogs. Posted by john on Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 12:30 PM (EDT)

Eric Ellis, former guitarist for Bury Your Dead, is currently on trial in Florida, after he and others were arrested for violating federal racketeering laws in early 2011. According to the Florida Times-Union Ellis was reportedly a member of a gang called "The Guardians," who were responsible for several high-profile crimes in the area, including home invasions and bank robberies.

One former member who has agreed to testify for prosecutors stated that the gang was inspired by the popular television show "Sons of Anarchy."

You know what hurts the most is the... the lack of respect. You know? That's what hurts the most. Except for the... Except for the other thing. That hurts the most. But the lack of respect hurts the second most.

Because this is a small step by a minor faction of a repressed public striking a blow against the tyranny of a multibillion dollar banking conglomerate that has been engaged in many dubious and shady dealings for decades while wearing the sheepskin of being a longtime American institution?

I saw these guys in like... 2004, 2005, something like that. TERRIBLE Hatebreed-core bullshit, but the one thing that stuck with me, they closed with a song that consisted of the phrase "Bury your fucking dead" repeated over and over, they played in front a giant banner that said Bury Your Dead, they had a van with a giant Bury Your Dead logo on it, and they still felt the need to say "Thanks, we're Bury Your Dead" at the end of their set, as well as a few times in between songs. I think the singer may have been wearing a Bury Your Dead shirt, as well.

In August 2010, two men burst into a Westside home and held the occupants at gunpoint while robbing them. Strangely, a third gang member said he couldnā??t make it because he couldnā??t find a baby sitter.